President's Office

Dear Colleagues: It is with immense sadness that I inform you that Tim Schwegler, Head Coach of the Bulldog Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Teams, passed away this morning. Tim graduated from Truman in 1980 and 1986.  He returned to the Truman community in 2006 to serve as an assistant coach […]

Hello Colleagues! This past weekend, Truman’s Board of Governors held their annual April meeting in conjunction with meetings of the Foundation and Alumni Boards and the Foundation’s annual recognition celebration.  We honored a number of individuals whose generosity has gained them entry into one of our prestigious recognition societies.  In addition, the Distinguished Corporation/Foundation Award was presented to […]

Good morning, Truman Community! As you will see in the announcement below, Provost Janet Gooch has been named the next chancellor of the University of Illinois Springfield and will begin her new position on July 1, 2022. Janet has contributed significantly to our University since 1995, most recently as the Executive Vice President for Academic […]

Mask Policy Update This afternoon (February 25), the CDC released new mask guidance based upon COVID-19 Community Levels.  Under this new guidance, the Adair County COVID-19 Community Level is classified as “low.”  For counties with low community levels, there is no recommendation to wear a mask unless a person has symptoms, a positive test, or […]

The recording of the address entitled “KIRK!” given by President Thomas to kickoff the inaugural spring Strategic Planning and Assessment Workshop (SPAW) held on February 17 has been added to the SPAW website: https://wp-internal.truman.edu/provost/resources/spaw/.